St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31
THE HISTORIC DESK.
An Attorney in the Case Talks O
ssReIiisll Demands For Hloney.s,

An Attorney in the Case Talks 0f
ssKellish Demands For aloney..,
To the Editor of the Globe.
Had Josiah Jones manifested ordinary pr1l-
dence [ should not feel called upon to write
this But inaSmuch as he has seen fit to pub
lish card in your paper in which ne assumes
the role of martyr. and basely alludes to the
''champiOns'' of Jennie Conlin, and to 'stheir
hellish demands for money! "forbearance
ceases to be virtue" Had he paid the girl
her just claim his desk and paperS never
would have been taken. They were taken
contrary 10 my advice, as she stated frankly
to the court. After her arrest, believing she
meant no crime, l volunteered in her behalf
without expectation OF reward. Thank God
whatever other failings I may have. am
ever ready to champion the cause of a
poor working girl.
Mr. Jones succeeded in having her incar-
cerated in jail to await the action OF the
grand jury. He procured a search warrant
and searched the house of reputable citizen
on no other evidence than that the desk
was carried off in sleigh and
he found a place where there were sleigh
tracks. He secured the services of regular
and special detectives without securing his
desk. Repleyin papers were issued, but the
sheriff returned the same mot found.' He
offered 'liberal reward" in the papers. but
no one claimed it. He visited the Jail with
Detective Doyle and offered to settle with the
girl. but she would not settle while charges
were held over her. He spent q day in at
tendance on the grand jury and another in
waiting for her trial, snpposing she had
been indicted. He retained able counsel and
they have labored diligently in his behalf.
He has declared that he would send the girl
to Saltwater or St. Peter, and he didn't care
a damn which, and now, after all his efforts
and the necessary large OUTLAWS of money, he
tries to make it appear that he ''has not paid
Tyin mr. nrln ont font 1nir
If there is man, woman or child in the
city who believes that Jennie Conln, after
taking all the chances there were
to take, and after she had been discharged
from criminal prosecution. would be apt to
deliver up the desk and papers without being
recompenSed-or that would advise her so to
do-he, she OR it can command good salary
at the dime museum. Yet it is notorious that
the desk and contents are at the police sta
ton subject to Mr.. Jones order, with no
charges thereon save for expressage. If he
did not want them why did he go to so much
trouble to recover them? II he does want
them, and has not paid cent why does he
rot go and get them?
The facts are that there never has been any
''hellish demand for money! There has
never been time, except while she was in
jail, when the missing articles could not have
been secured by paying the girls claim, and
her claim has been for 1925 for service as
domestic, and interest thereon for eleven
years. No demand has ever been made or
suggested for attorneys fees, or for any
other purpose. The girls claim
has been settled; it was settled
through me, and she has received every
cent. Not only was no demand ever made,
but the amount paid was proposed by one
acting by the authority of Mr.. Jones and was
accepted by me. 1t is idle for Mr.. Jones to
higEle longer about the matter--if he does
other witnesses will be put upon the stand.
The item that Mrs. Conln claims to have re-
ceived $500, besides attorneys fees is q mis-
take; she makes no such claim, but does be-
lieve, as do many others, that the fruitless
search for the desk that was not wanted cost
him that amount.
In conclusion, have to say that I caused
the desk to be left at police headquarters in
accordance with terms OF settlement; that if
Mr. Jones fails to take it away soon-it being
in the way-l will conclude that he means
what he says in refusing 10 accept it, and see
that it is returned to where got it, TO be re-
tanned until called for. And after so return
ing it shall have nothing further to do with
the matter. "a word to the wise is sufficient"
Even children Of larger growth should not
play with edged-tools. Ed. A. STEVENS.